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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m with 2 m / 6 m converter options
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack ? Mains
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
55 × 190 × 30 mm
(2.17 × 7.48 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D COM-TALK-GEE-000898 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK IIIA